Reply To: Sharing Dhamma with Christian Missionaries (BIG mistake)

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Lal
Keymaster

1. Buddha Dhamma is not a religion in the sense that there is no “savior” who can save anyone from future suffering or promise eternal happiness.

  • It is a “previously unheard worldview.” 
  • If one can grasp that worldview, one can see that sensory pleasures and mental/physical suffering arise from one’s actions. Some actions lead to a “good future with mostly sensory pleasures,” and others lead to a “bad future filled with suffering.” 
  • But because of the craving for sensory pleasures, most end up in realms/existences with more suffering than pleasures. 

2. The astonishing aspect is that any sensory pleasure experienced is due to the “distorted sanna” built into each existence. 

  • It makes a huge impact if one can understand this issue.
  • For example, one can enjoy a good magic show. A good magic show is when one cannot figure out what the “trick is.”
  • But the Buddha exposed nature’s magic show. But it takes an effort to understand that. 
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